cathidaw, you are so down to earth! I am the eldest of 2 girls and for the life of me I had no chance of competing with my clever little sister who was Miss Clever Clogs in sports and in general school work.
My biggest hates were boring homework, having to run around the football field twice before starting physical education classes - the penalty for being caught slowing down was another lap of the football field and mathematics. But, to be honest, I can't say that the adage about school days being the best days of your life holds true for me. I would argue that like arguing the print off paper.
As for Miss Clever Clogs, we get along just fine as adults, but then, no comparisons by parents at family dinners are being made with the school reports read out to Aunts, Uncles, cousins etc either.
